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I cant help with the feet but this might work on the calves?

If you're concerned about CO2 entry could you possibly plumb radiator cooling air instead of using an exhaust shroud?

Mmmm... that could slip into my Polaris microlite. My old 503 needs a rebuild before it can be reregistered. Can't do it now though because I have too many unfinished projects underway.

The carburettor needle and seat controls the fuel level and therefore mixture regardless of fuel pump pressure (unless excessive). Your fuel flow measurement will be fuel consumed plus by-pass fuel that is returning to the tank. The electric fuel pump should not have any effect on engine performance or fuel mixture unless the mechanical pump is faulty.

R.F.D.S. emergency air strips east to west... There may have been more if I was having a micro sleep as I passed by...

Great if I was not spending weeks prospecting, then tripping to China, then a quick trip to Melbourne and Adelaide (7000km in 8 days by road towing), then a quick trip to Geraldton and back. Now I'm rebuilding the car trailer that I brought the plane home on so that it can handle the new Bobcat and a quad bike. That gold was for three and a half weeks so Mrs M wants to go straight back. I'm hoping by the time we're ready I have a POW (program of works) in place so we can operate Bob, the new Bobcat. Then I might get a chance to get back into the plane 😳. I desperately need to be able to fly.

Does OzRunways list R.F.D.S. airstrips? If you ever get the chance to navigate your way across this big wide country of ours you might find it useful to have a few extra airstrips recorded just incase you need an unscheduled stop. This might be particularly useful to those navigating IFR. Each time I came across one of these I checked OzRunways but they didn't show up. Perhaps it's just the options I have set. In any case I've recorded the coordinates of each one I came across between SA and home in WA.

Doesn’t anybody take responsibility for their own actions these days? We shouldn’t always have to worry about who’s going to pay when an accident happens. Accidents are just that, take responsibility for the part you played in it and move on. Lawyers love this stuff, they thrive on litigation and most of it could be avoided if we just accepted responsibility without looking for somebody to blame when things go wrong. its this sort of mindset that holds us back from just enjoying a good carefree weekend away with friends in the way that used to when growing up. How ridiculous is it that the land owner who offers his property for others to enjoy has to worry about those using it will possibly sue him for damages if they make a mistake?

I'd really like one of these from Levil.

Very nice, what timber did you use?

First reports said the plane took off at a runway intersection so may have picked up something off the runway end damaging the engines. The report on Flightradar24 said they backtracked down the runway before takeoff using the entire length of the runway. Too much media drama thrown in to believe the initial reports.

I bought originals from Evektor. The invoice showed bicycle grips.

I feel for the average person living in the region. Here I am plodding across the country and enjoying the open air while they must fear being exposed to it. Now that I look at it, that's Iran that they seem to be avoiding.

Yes it has to have trim tabs added to the wings but I’d consider that less of a modification than installing servos to all controls. I could ask my compliance engineer but that’s just stirring up the hornets nest. Who police’s these things?

I'm a little unsure about this ADSB IN and OUT. I'd like to replace my old Bendix transponder with an approved ADSB unit. The other thing I want is Autopilot and I think a trim tab unit is the way to go, I see the iLevel AP autopilot includes ADBS-IN but what about OUT? If it satisfies my ADSB requirement as well as Autopilot then surely that's the simplest and cheapest way to go?